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Hecht – HBO’s “Hung” Los Angeles Premiere Season 2 – Arrivals – Paramount Pictures Studio – Los Angeles, CA, USA, 2010 – Photo Credit: Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos
Birth Name: Gina Edna Hecht
Place of Birth: Houston, Harris, Texas, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 6, 1952
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Gina Hecht is an American actress.
Gina is the daughter of stage actress Pauline Hecht (born Pauline Julienne Meyer) and Harold Hecht. Gina’s parents were Jewish. Gina is married to Brian Herskowitz.
Gina’s paternal grandfather was named Jacob S. Hecht. Jacob was born in New York, to parents from Germany.
Gina’s paternal grandmother was named Edna Heymann. Edna was born in New York, to parents from Germany.
Gina’s maternal grandfather was Marcus N. Meyer (the son of Archille Meyer and Maline/Mallina Kahn). Marcus was born in Texas. Archille was born in Wolfisheim, Alsace-Lorraine, France. Maline was born in Louisiana, to parents from France.
Gina’s maternal grandmother was Carrie Dreyfus (the daughter of Jules/Julius/Josué Dreyfus and Pauline Haas). Jules was born in Schirrhoffen, Alsace-Lorraine, the son of Jacques Dreyfus and Juliette/Judel Kahn. Pauline was born in Pfastatt, Alsace-Lorraine, the daughter of Léopold Haas and Fanni Weill.
Sources: Obituary of Gina’s brother – http://www.legacy.com
Obituary of Gina’s mother – http://www.legacy.com
Gina’s maternal grandfather, Marcus N. Meyer, on the 1910 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org